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"Why does your friend have three bats and why do all of them have a sock on?" Shaun asked as he roamed the apartment while Atlas stood behind me as I opened up her laptop. "Maybe because she is a young woman living alone in a big city." I say as I take out my trusty flash drive and connect it to her laptop. "What are you doing?" Atlas asked as he watched green windows appear over the screen. "I'm taking down her defenses and searching her history. I'm looking for anything that might give me a clue about where she might be." But so far nothing has popped out. Come on Thalia, where the hell are you? "Did you do the same to my computer when you were trying to find me? Did you see everything on there?" Atlas seemed just a bit worried about something I might off have found. Finding him was easy but now he has me wondering what could have I missed. "Everything." I say to mess with him before returning to the laptop. "Maybe there is something on her work computer, after all she spent
"What do you need us to do." Atlas says without hesitation, maybe bringing him with me wasn't such a bad idea."I'm gonna jump onto the roof to get a better view of the inside, I need to find a way to muffle the sound. Distract them somehow." I take a few steps back in order to get a jump start as I make my way up to the top while Atlas and Shaun use their werewolf powers to knock a big branch that fell next to the van as I hit the rooftop."I told you he would come in handy." Saf says as I look over the age to see the two men inspecting the van. "You"l have time to say I told you so later, now we need to find Thalia." I walk over to a roof window and kneel down to get a better view. This was no ordinary warehouse, this was an illegal dog-fighting club. That is what they are doing with the dogs they take from the animal clinic and that is probably how Thalia got into this mess. She probably discovered what that man was doing, being the animal lover she is she probably tried to stop h
"No!!" I yell as I launch myself at the man, in a matter of seconds he was pinned against the ground. It felt like I didn't have control over my body and I just kept hitting his head against the dirty concrete. I wanted to stop, but I couldn't. I was trapped inside my body as rage circulated through me. "Kays stop!" I hear Shaun as he runs towards me and pulls me away while I almost knock him out, but at least it served to get me out of my trance as I crawled to Thalia's bleeding body. "She is still alive, but barely." Saf says as she sniffs her then bows her head in sign that there is nothing else to do for Thalia. There is nothing that can be medically done to her to save her life, but a bite could save her. If it works. "Atlas, Shaun go get Atlas! He is of Alpha blood, if he bites her there is a chance..." Any werewolf can bite a human but if an Alpha does it the chances of survival are a lot bigger, and I need all the chances I can get. "Transforming a human into a werewolf has
"Where are we going to take her, you do realise we can't bring her to the pack house. The Luna won't like any of this." Shaun says as he holds Thaila's head on his lap as we drive through the forest."I'll deal with my mother, Shaun. We need to keep an eye on her, only Goddess knows how Thalia will react once she wakes up. I need to find an expert that will help her with the transition. there has to be something in all of those books the teachers read." Atlas was taking this onto himself when he didn't need to. She is my responsibility, I need to be the one to deal with Thalia. And there is only one safe place I can take her to, my parent's house."Shaun is right, taking her to the pack house in this state would only cause a scandal. It's not like we can hide her, she is unconscious and covered in blood. I will take her back to my parent's house." I say and Atlas looks at me, his green eyes wide in surprise."I didn't think you would wanna leave her alone." "I won't, I'll stay there w
"Maybe taking her to Kaya's place first isn't such a bad idea, at least until this girl gets a grip on her new reality." Shaun says as he holds Thaila in his arms as we bring her back into the jeep. "She passed out from exhaustion, the healing is wearing her out but once it's done she will wake up and it's better I talk to her in a calm, controlled place. Once I get her to understand what is going to happen to her and she is able to calm down we can come to the pack mansion." I can only imagine what it would look like if we came in carrying a bloody human-turned-werewolf through the doors of the pack house. "Fine, we are going to your place then." Atlas says, he finally understood that this situation requires time to get resolved. "And how do you feel about going back to your family? Since you didn't resolve your situation with them." Saf asks. "What is there to resolve? They lied and I found out. The end. Besides, helping Thalia right now is more important than my origin story." I
"What happened? Who is...?" Dad asked but when he got a better look at Atlas's face he stood up straight acknowledging that he was now in the presence of the future Alpha of this pack. "Do you mind if we go inside, I'll answer your questions later. Right now my friend needs help." I say as Atlas takes a step forward with Thalia in his hands. "Of course, come in," Dad says as he moves out of the way and lets us pass. As soon as I enter Mom sees me and rushes to my side while Jack looks at me from afar. "Honey, it's so good to have you back. We have a lot to talk about." Mom says as Atlas comes inside, Shaun and Dad follow behind. "Not now, ok? I need to use your bathroom to clean up my friend and If you dont mind I'd like to take her to, my room to rest until she wakes up." Mom, surprised by my cold approach steps back as she looks at the bloody girl hanging from Atlas's hands. "Master Atlas," Josh says as he finally steps forward, he looks at him and then at me. I try to avoid hi
"Jack, honestly now is not a good time," I say as I want to walk past him but he doesn't let me. "Kaya, please." He pleads, keeping his voice low knowing how sensitive Sofia's hearing is. "I know that what you heard that day came to you as a shock, and that is not the way I wanted you to find out but..." "But nothing Jack, you are my brother. That is how I see you and that will never change. You saw me grow up for crying out loud, dont you think that is just a tad bit creepy." He takes a step back, looking as if I had slapped him. "Honestly I dont know what you think your feelings are for me but I really hope you figure it out, for the sake of our parents." I move aside to leave when he puts his hand in front of me, and I let out a breath of frustration. "Do you want me to take a look at your friend? Maybe I can help." He offers. "He is good at medicine, maybe it wouldn't hurt." Saf suddenly lets out a voice after being quiet for hours. "Yeah, that's a good idea. Just wait f
"Would you guys mind waiting outside for a minute, I'd like to have a moment alone with her?" This is going to be difficult enough without the audience and Thalia might be a bit more comfortable with just me."Sure, we will be downstairs if you need us," Sofia said as she opened the door and basically told them to leave, but Atlas came up to me and put a hand on my shoulder. His touch is getting more and more comforting each time he does so."I'll be just outside the door, in case... you need me." His hand remains on me as Sofia watches amazed, I put my hand over his and nod my head as they all provide to leave while Thaila watches them confused."Who are all of these people?" She asked as the bang of the door made her bring her hands to her ears again. I gently take them down to her lap as she struggles to open her eyes."Thaila, look at me please." I rub her hands until she brings herself to open her eyes."I was so stupid, I should have called the police the minute I found out what
"I dont know what to do. I lost control over everything in my life." I say to Thaila and she gives me a side look. "At least you are still you. I can't say the same." But am I still me? Lately, I think I dont even know myself. I feel lost, even more so now that Cole is back. This is not how I imagined our reunion at all. And then there is Atlas, even if I dont feel the same thing he feels for me that doesn't mean I want to hurt him. "I think we talked enough about me," I say as I push the plate away and rest my hand on the table. "There is something important I need to discuss with you." Thaila sets her plate aside and sits straight up in her chair. "You dragged it out enough, Kaya. Just go straight to the point." Actually, I was looking forward to dragging it out but I guess here it goes. "The full moon is about to happen and you are going to shift, quite painfully but dont worry you are going to make it. We are sure of it." I would have tried and put it out a bit more gently but
"This will be interesting," Saf says as it seems she is amused with the situation while I stare at Cole's surprised eyes. "Your soulmate?" Cole asks as he takes a step back. I dont know how to interpret his shock, maybe... maybe he cares... about me. "Yes, and soon your future Luna." This can't be happening, not now. Not now that he is finally back. "Congratulations on finding your soulmate, I hoped that by coming back to the pack territory I would have found mine as well." Cole looked at me, it seemed like his eyes wanted to tell me so many things. "The pack's territory is big and now that you are back you'll have nothing but time to find her," Atlas says, his behavior toward Cole is cold and he insists on keeping my hand in his. "Yes, well... We'll see what happens. If you excuse me, Luna is waiting for me." Cole slightly bows his head but his eyes find mine as he raises his eyebrows before heading into the living room. I take my hand out of Atlas's hold and he looks at me long
"Who is Cole?" Thalia asks. I must have said his name out loud. Cole is here, I can't believe he is actually here. It's been years since I last saw him but there was no doubt it was him. I would recognize that man anywhere. "Cole... Cole is an old friend of mine." This is technically not a lie, we were always just friends. His father worked at the hospital where Jake and I used to volunteer. That's where I met him, and there is where I fell in love with him. We would spend entire days together, and he would make me laugh all the time. Cole is now twenty-five and since he was twenty-one he got the order to go into the human world and take over the position of the CEO of one of the Alpha's most profitable companies. It was a high honor that he couldn't possibly turn down. The day he had to leave the pack was the day he gave me this necklace, he made me promise I would never take it off and I haven't. I promised it to him but I swore it to myself. I was nineteen then, it seemed reasonab
After I recovered from the little moment between Atlas and me I was on my way back to the room when I saw Thaila in the hallway studying the paintings on the walls. "Hey, did you find anything interesting?" I ask. "Yeah, why do you guys have so many paintings of the little red riding hood?" Thaila asks as she points to the wall. "That is not Little Red Riding Hood. It's the Moon Goddess." Thalia shakes her head in disagreement. "My mother told me the story about a million times, that is exactly how she appeared in the pictures." The story isn't entirely how it was written down, but then again what story is? The best proof of that is the many different versions written by people with different perspectives. It heavily depends on the narrator."Not everything is what it appears to be. The little red as you call it was once a human and her cloak was white. The story that we know is that she was a woman who couldn't have children, and for that, she was unmarried and later outcasted
"A blessed wolf?" I have never heard of that, but then again the latest events have proven to me that I need to brush up on my history. "You know how when a werewolf is born it doesn't have a wolf, it takes years after to gain it. It's because it becomes attached to the person's soul and becomes an extension of one's being. In the case of your friend, her soul is now the extended part of the wolf within." Samuel tries to clarify but all of this is so new that it takes me a minute to wrap my head around it. "So she will be okay? She will be able to turn and live her life like the rest of the werewolves?" I ask and the conflicted look on Samuels's face tells me that the story doesn't quite end there. "If... If she manages to get her gift under control, maybe." Gift? Why do I feel like it's gonna be one of those gifts that dont come with the receipt and you can't even exchange it for something better? "What kind of a gift are we talking about?" Atlas asks as he leans over the table t
"But she seems ok. You should have seen her today, there is not a scratch on her." I thought the worst had passed, I was confident that everything would be alright. That is what I promised her. "Her body healed, yes. But once the full moon starts and the shift begins her bones are going to break... without a wolf..." Atlas had a hard time saying the words but I knew what he was implying."Without a wolf, all that is going to be left of her is a sack of crushed bones." And everything we did up until now would be worthless, none of us can give her a wolf. To make matters worse, the full moon is tomorrow. "Wolfy, I really wish I could do something about it, but right now the only thing we can do is hope and pray that the Moon Goddess finds her worthy." The Moon Goddess, she already saved her once. Why would she do that if she would want to let her die by the full moon? No, Thaila will be alright, I refuse to believe otherwise."How did you come to that information?" I ask Atlas. Maybe h
When I left the bathroom the breakfast was already delivered but Thaila was out on the balcony talking to her mother. I could hear her mother's joy all the way to where I was standing, after all, her daughter was safe. I wasn't about to interrupt her, the breakfast can wait and I can use this time to go and find Atlas. When I got out of the room I noticed something strange happening outside the windows, all the royal guards were assembled in front of the mansion. Were they here to make sure I could leave, it wouldn't surprise me that Luna put stronger measures to retain me this time. Or... they were waiting for someone."Are you looking for someone, Wolfy?" Atlas asks as he appears from behind. I dont know how he manages to sneak up on me so many times. I turn around and give him a full look at the outfit, it seems he approves."I see I managed to get the right size." So he did pick it out."And the right cup size," I add just to be funny and it seems he gets it. Atlas is wearing his
I heard a knock on the door and my initial thought was what do people have against sleep in this house but when I saw it was almost eleven a.m. I figured that my exhaustion got the better of me. The last time I slept in so late I was still in school. Thalia was already sitting in bed as I rubbed my eyes while the sun came through the window. "Who is it?" I ask as I cover my legs with the blanket. "It's Jeffrey. May I come in?" What is it now? Does the Luna need me again? She can't very well yell at me in front of Atlas so maybe she wants to do it in private now. "Yes, Jeffrey. Come in." The door swiftly opens and Jeffrey strolls in with maids carrying shopping bags and boxes and placing them on the couch and the little table on the side. "What is all of this?" I ask. "Master Atlas ordered we get both you and Miss Thaila some new clothes and anything else you might need. If there is anything you might not like just say the word and our staff will exchange it." Atlas told them to g
"That is not what they looked like before," Thaila says as I turn my gaze to her. I'm not saying she has a reason to lie, and given everything that has happened, she could simply be confused. "What is happening in here?" We all turn to the door where we see our Luna with Jeffrey standing close by. This is the first time she sets her eyes on Thaila, and she doesn't look pleased. "Nothing mother, go back to sleep," Atlas says as he stands in front of me as Thalia comes to stand by my side. "I was trying to do that when my sleep got interrupted by your friend here. And is that a cat in my house?" She asks as she turns to look at Jeffrey who simply looks at the floor. "I allowed it," Atlas spoke while making sure to make it clear that no matter what came my way he was ready to block it. "I see." Luna said as she looked at her son and then at me. Maybe she was regretting her decision to force me to stay here, especially with an unexpected guest. Yet no matter the price, she would do